Keta Shrine
Keta Shrine (気多大社, Keta Taisha) is a Shinto shrine in the city of Hakui, Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan. It was the former ichinomiya of Noto Province. The main kami enshrined is Ōkuninushi. The shrine's main festival is held annually on April 3.
| Keta Shrine 気多大社 | |
|---|---|
 Haiden of Keta Taisha | |
| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Shinto |
| Deity | Ōkuninushi |
| Location | |
| Location | Hakui-shi, Ishikawa-ken |
  Shown within Ishikawa Prefecture  Keta Shrine (Japan) | |
| Geographic coordinates | 36°55′34″N 136°46′03″E / 36.9260°N 136.7675°E |
| Architecture | |
| Date established | pre-Nara period |
 Glossary of Shinto | |
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The origin of the construction of this shrine is unknown, but it is believed to have been built where Ōkuninushi landed with 300 of his followers from Izumo to conquer the inhabitants of the Noto Peninsula during the reign of the legendary 8th Emperor Kōgen or 10th Emperor Sujin. The shrine is first mentioned in a poem in the Man'yōshū by Otomo no Yakamochi dated 748 AD. It is also mentioned in the Shoku Nihongi in 768 AD, and by the Nihon Sandai Jitsuroku in 859 AD, it had been accorded 1st Court Rank.
During the Edo period, the Maeda clan supported the shrine and some of the structures were built during this time. The shrine was considered a national shrine of the first rank (kokuhei taisha) under the pre-World War II ranked system of Shinto Shrines.
Five buildings within the shrine have been recognized as Important Cultural Properties:
- Haiden, which was built in 1787
- Heiden, which was built in 1653
- Gate, which was built in 1583
- Haiden of the sub-shrine Hakusan Jinja
- Haiden of the sub-shrine Wakamiya Jinja
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